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Say Goodbye to Earth's 2nd Moon

Newsweek · 16h

Say Goodbye to the Earth's Second Moon As It Leaves Before Thanksgiving

Earth is about to bid farewell to its temporary celestial companion as asteroid 2024 PT5 prepares to depart our orbit on Monday, just before this year's Thanksgiving celebration.

USA TODAY on MSN · 10h

As Earth says goodbye to 'mini-moon,' asteroid's possible lunar origin revealed

Earth is saying goodbye to an asteroid that has been a "mini-moon" of sorts since late September, when it joined the planet's orbit.

Earth is saying goodbye to its mini moon – but don’t fret, it’ll be back

Earth will say goodbye to an asteroid that has acted as a mini moon for the past two months. But astronomers say it will return again soon.

Live Science on MSN15h

Earth's '2nd moon' escapes our planet's orbit today — will it ever return?

The mini-moon 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for two months and is likely a chunk of the moon, will now drift away ...

Hosted on MSN15h

Earth's Temporary Mini-Moon Might Not Have Been What We Thought

Earlier this year, the number of moons orbiting Earth temporarily doubled, admittedly from the low starting point of "one".

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